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MANUFACTURE or CARPETS.

Application filed December 19, 1924, Serial No. 756,864, and in Belgium December 20, 1923.

This invention relates to the manufacture of carpets and like fabrics, and has for its principal object to enable such fabrics to be manufactured by automatic machlnery of an improved type.

According to the general principle of'the invention, in the manufacture of fabrics of the class in question, thread carrying needles or shuttles are provided which are adapted to be given an alternating move-' ment of translation from one side to the other of the warp and in a direction perpendicular to the plane of the warp, in combination with means for giving the needles a transverse motion parallel to the warp. If desired, mechanism is provided for giving some of the threads carried by said needles a transverse motion with respect to the others so as to produce mechanically as many points or stitch patterns on the material as there are needles moved which points have usually to be made one at a time by hand.

In order that the invention may be clearly understood. a preferred embodiment will be described in the accompanying drawings.

Figs. 1 and 2 show respectively in front' elevation and in side elevation a loom'for carpets and tapestry constructed according to the invention.

Fig. 3 shows in perspective a portion of the loom illustrated at Figs. 1 and 2.

Fig. @L shows in elevation one of the nu merous tuft-shuttles g inserted in a'bearing member represented in section.

Fig; 5 shows said tuft-shuttle in plan.

Fig. 6 shows in plan a part of the bearing member for the tuft-shuttles with thirteen pile-shuttles inserted therein.

7 snows in plan a part of a horizontal comb for hammering down the weft and' Fig. 8 shows the same comb in transversal section.

Fig. 9 shows in elevation a half heald r .for the slight lateral'dis lacement of a part of the warp threads.

Fig. 10 shows in elevation a part of or-' (called also heddle frames) to I dinary healds I open the shed of the warp threads in order to" throw a weft.

to the plane of the threads 5.

Figs. 11. 12 and .13 show details of the weaving of tapestry and carpets usually executed by hand and adapted to be executed mechanically by means of the said loom.

Fig. 14 is a detailed perspective view showing part of the mechanismfor transferring the rows. of shuttles.

Fig. 15 is a detailed view of part of the shuttle operating mechanism.

The drawingsillustrate, as already stated, a preferred construction of the loom for the manufacture of carpets, and tapestries and the construction is substantially as follows.

a is a framework carrying a driving shaft (2 operated, for instance. by means ofa transmission belt. The framework supports two horizontal rollers a and a which serve respectively for reeling off the warp threads 6 and for rolling up the carpet. As shown in Fig. 2, thewarp or warp threads may pass around an idler 0 which maintains said threads under tension. The warpthreads I) extend vertically, and the roller a on to which the fabric is rolled is revolved'at relatively low speed by theshaft a by means of suitable connecting gears. 'Tenslon on the warp threads is obtained by a c0unterpoise weight a.

a are two horizontal rails located 'o'is a carriage having a frame through which the warp Z2 passes. It is provided with two parallel side members 0 which may be m'ade, for instance, of angle iron. Itis provided with rollers 0 adapted: to roll-on the rails (4 and thesides c are perpendicular to those rails.

keys and feather'ways. .The said shaft 01 is perpendicular to the warp b and is operated by the shaft a through suitabie intermediate gears. (Z is a shaft'parallel to the last mentioned shaft. al 'is an arm mounted on the shaft arena adapted'to be operated byrhe parallel ends are movable upon the sides of theparticular cam (Z moved adjacent thereto.

There are also one or more arms (F mounted on the said shaft (5 each said arm a having a fork at an elongated opening alts end coallel to the plane of the warp threads.

6 are two members, each having a U- shapedcross-section, and having the vertical branches of the U shorter than the horizontal branch. The length of each member 6 is equal. to the breadth. of the carriage 0. hen the thread car ier supports 6 are placed in position, one at each side of the warp 7), they can be moved in a direction perpendicularlv to the plane of the warp. 6 may be provided with rollers, and said carriage 0. Means are provided for reciprocating said thread carrier supports 6 simultaneously in a direction perpendicular to the plane of warp.

The mechanism for effecting this movement of the members 6 may be as follows The carriage c has two bars f connected thereto, said bars being movable on said carriage in a direction perpendicular to the plane of the warp, Each of these members 7 is provided with two fingers f adapted to push the adjacent member 6 towards the warp. Each bar f-has end plates f provided withpawls 7 adapted toengage the lower edge of the adjacent member-[e and thus move said. member 0 away from the warp when said bar f is moved away from the warp. Each pawl f has a tension spring associated therewith. 7

Two endless chains f are located at the sides of the carriage c and said chains are perpendicular with respect to the plane of the warp b. A. finger f is carriedby each of the chains f. f and f are sprocket wheels over which the chains f rnn. Each of the sprocket wheels 7 is mounted in a sleeve which is actuated by the shaft a by means of gears. Each said shaft 7 is slidably mounted and it has a squared end fitting in said sleeve so that each said shaft 7" can move together with carriage'c. Plates f are connected to the ends of that one of the members f which is on the same side of the warp as the sprockets f and. plates f extend under this member f. Each of these plates f has an elongated opening f of appropriate shape which is engaged by a finger fm The slot or opening i is of sufli- "cient depth so that a finger i always projects therein. Hence, the movement of the chains f at each side of the warp, causes a The ends of thread carrier supports The needles or tuft shuttles g for carry- 7 ing thread are constructed in the manner indicated in Figs. 4 and 5. Theye are sulficiently slender to be adapted to pass between two consecutive threads of the warp. Each shuttle 9 isprovided with an intermediate hole 9", or any other means for permitting the insertion of a thread.v Each shuttle 9 has two notches g and 9 one on each side of the opening 9 The shuttles g are mounted in grooves h of laths or strips it. These laths h are mounted in members 6. The shuttles 9 project out of said grooves h The distance between adjacent grooves 711 may, for example, be equal to twice the distance separating the axes of two successive threads in the warp.

The grooves ]L0 are closed on the upper face of the strip or lath 72. by a flat iron member 7L fiXedto the said strip. H

Automatic means are provided for connecting each strip 72 to its member 6 and for detaching it. This mechanism may, for me ample, consist of buttons 71. attached to vertical faces of the strips 71,. 'Notches 6 are provided in the longer vertical side walls of the U-shaped members 3. These recesses or notches 60 are vertical and the shanks of buttons 7L project through said notches 6 and are vertically movable therein. 6 is a bolt consisting of a slidable flat iron member connected to the vertical wall of each member 6, adjacent the notches e Each bolt 0 has notches 0 having one branch parallel to the notches e and the second branch perpendicular to that first mentioned. 0 are ramps or cam. surfaces provided on the members 0 to co-operate with the ends of the bolts 6 so that said bolts are pushed by the said, ramps in the desired direction for releasing the laths, at the mo ment when the members 6 move away from the warp Z) and in the opposite direction at the moment when the said members again move towards the said warp. When the vertical branches of grooves or notches 6 coincide with grooves c", then members 6 are in the release or unbolting position.

Means are provided for automatically locking the needles 9 to the strips it of the members a and for unlocking them. The

arrangement may advantageously be as fol-' :tlebolt c has provided inclined slots 6 other being inclinedin the opposite direction. The said shorter wall is provided with pro ect1ng studs 6 equal in number to thenumber of the said slots and engaging in the said slots so that the longitudinal movement of the bolt 6 in one direction or in the other causes it to be raised or lowered so that the said bolt engages or releases the corresponding notches g or g of the shuttles g, thuslocking them or releasing them.

Control means are provided for causing sthe shuttles g to be unlocked from one of the members it, and to be locked to the other member h,.wl1en said members are in the position of substantially greatestproximity. This controlmechanism is provided on each side of the carrier 0 and may be constructed as follows. Two pairs of pushing elements '1? and i are provided on opposite sides of the plane of the warp b and each said element 7: and i is adjacent and is adapted to push, the end of a bolt 6 when the members 6 are inthe position ofv greatest proximity. jiis a cam on a shaft operated by suitable gears operated by; the shaft 7". The cam j operates the previously mentioned pushing elements 2' and-i Springs (not shown; in for constantly 7 elements into contact with the cam. The construction is such that each time the .members it are'in the position of substantially greatest proximity adjacent the Warp I), the shuttles 9 carried in the grooves of the strip 71, 01": One oi the members 6 are pushed intermediate the threads of the said warp into the grooves h of the strip 72 of the other member 6. At this moment the flCiZlOIlfiOf the elements 2' and i on the bolts 6 causes one of the elements to be moved to the locking position and the other to be movedto the release position, the locking of the said shuttles g to the member h to which they are transferred being commenced before they are disengaged from the other member 72.. This result is obtained by forming the fiat iron .member e ,-the-I1otches g and and the slots .6 with suitablerelative dimensions.

Automatic means ,are providedfor the amplitude of the movement of members 6, after each movement thereof, as a function vo'l the length of the thread which is to 'be passed between and around the warp threads. This control mechanism .may be constructed in the following manner. stop bar is is provided on each side of the warp Z2. Each bar 70 isparallelto the memberse and f and is soarranged that it stops 7 the movement of the respective member 6 when the latter contacts with it while moving away from the warp .b, whileallowing pinion Z the member f to pass beneath it. Each bar 70 is associated with a cam surface or ramp f adapted to tilt the respective finger 7, in

order to disengage the members 6 and f from each other.

Aratchet wheel k is adapted to operate the screw threaded rod 70 by means of bevel ainions c and 74. Hence at each stroke of the members f the pawl Z0 causes the ratchet wheel k to turn through a certain angle, thus causing the movement of the nut 70 and consequently of the stop bar A rapid means is provided for bringing back the stop rail very quickly when it hasreached the end of its movement towards the warp. This mechanism may include an operating rod Z parallel to the sides 0 of the carriage c and provided at each end with a stop Z in the path of the nut 10 Z is a pinionmounted on each screw threaded rod k Z is-7aslidable pinion mounted to turn with an inter mediate shaft driven from the shaft flby means of bevel pinions Z and Z This pinion Z is adapted to be brought into engagement with the pinion Z by the operating rod Z. Z is an oscillating arm mounted on. the carriage c, and Z is a finger connected to the rod Z and having a projection engaging in a fork of Z. Z is a tension spring at tached at one end to the said fork and at the other end to a point on' carriage 0 laterally located with respect to the axis of oscillation of the arm Z.

When the nut Znreaches the end of its movement towards the warp b it contacts with that oneof the stops Z which is adjadirection towardsthe warp, thus gradually meshing thepinion Z with the pinion Z At the moment when'the point'oi' attachment of the spring Z to the fork of the arm Z passes over the straight line between the axis of oscillation of the said arm and the fixed point of the spring. the spring. actuates arm Z inthe same direction. and this causes the meshing of the pinion Z with the The screw threaded rod is then moved with great velocity and this brings back the nut 73 until it comes against the.

second step Z which alone is .visible in 3. This together with the action. oi spring Z causes the disengagement of the p nions Z5 and Z so that they are moved to the position shown in hi. 3. v

m is a comb, shown in Figs. 3, 7 and 8, so constructed that it has long teeth m and short teeth m alternating with one another. The shorter teeth are preferably thicker 1 tion.

tween the axes of the teeth of the same kind is twice the distance between the axes of two consecutive threads in the warp. Each short thick tooth m has a projecting member at of inverted T-shape, on the side or face at the lower surface of the comb.

Operating means are provided so that or-- dinarily the warp threads pass by pairs substantially between the thin teeth, the thicker teeth remaining almost behind the warp plane. However, as soon as the comb must press down on the fabric a row of tuft knots which have-been just completed, the comb must move forward so that the thick teeth pass positively between the warp threads, so that all the teeth then operate to press down the rows of knots secured as follows:

it are two movable standards adapted to support the comb m in the horizontal posin are two grooves provided in a part of the frame a. These grooves are adapted to serve as guides for two fingers or rollers carried by the standards a. 17, are two oscillating levers pivotally connected at their ends to the standards a. The other ends of said levers 12 which are pivotally connected to the frame (6 intermediate their ends, each have a roller engaging in agroove cam a mounted on a shaft which is operated by suitable gears from the shaft (4 A half heald is provided similar to that found in certain kinds of looms for weaving. By means of this, the odd numbered threads, for example, may be pulled out of the plane of the warp, so as to facilitate the passage of the tuft-shuttles g. This half heald may include a member 0 carrying threads of cotton, or metal wires 0 equal in number to half the threads of the warp b, and each terminating in a loop or eye, through which the alternate threads of the warp pass. This half heald thus enables the-displacement of half of the threads of the warp at the desired moment. This construction may include a pair of horizontal brackets, 0 supporting the member 0 and carrying two fingers 0 0 are two grooves forming cam ways of appropriate shape provided in the fixed guide plates connected to the heald memher 0. The fingers 0 of the brackets 0 enter said grooves. 0 are two oscillating levers fulcrumed to frame a. One extremity of each lever 0 is provided with an elongated slot 0 in which a finger 0 carries one of the said guide plates. 0 is a grooved cam operated from the shaft (6- by means of suitable intermediate means, and it operates the adjacent lever 0 In certain cases it is nec essary toshoot transverse wefts above a row of knots after such row of knotted tufts has been finished. This is necessary in weaving tufted fabrics of the oriental type, in which This movement may be ing to the even threads of the warp and the odd threads respectively. Each of these is constructed as shown in Fig. 10, witha rectangular frame in which. are metallic wires which are transversely stretched. The heald ;n has wires p and the heald q has wires Each wire 7) and q carries an eyelet or loop embracing a thread ofthe warp, and these healds enable the adjacent threads of the warp to be simultaneously bent in opposite directions. The operating means for this purpose are as follows I r p and Q2 are guides in which the edges of the healds p and 0 are adapted to slide. The giudes p and g have guidesgrooves which are perpendicular to the plane of the warp. p and g are lever means operated'by a cam 1'- of appropriate shape which is operated by the shaft (2 through suitable transmission mechanism, a is a shuttle for causing the passage of the weft thread through the threads of the warp, as shownin Fig. 8. Its top is provided with two flanges s and 8 which enables the shuttle to be suspended under the comb m by means of the projecting members m, so that the shuttle can slice from one side to the other of the comb. Means are provided for throwing the shuttle a, and such means may be located at each side of the machine as follows 2-19 designates two pushing members, each being adapted to slide on the edge of the comb m. m designates two stops carried by the upper surface of the comb at a certain distance from its end and adapted to stop the pushing member. s designates two oscillating levers, the upper ends of which being adjacent a pushing member 8 each lever 8 guided in its movements by a guide 8 when the comb is lowered. s designates two step cams operated by the shaft a by means of appropriate transmission mechanism. 8" designates two returnsprings. The operation is as follows :The cam 8 moves the upper end of the respective lever s graduallyaway from the pushing member 8 so that at the moment when the shuttle e is to be thrown the step of the cam 3' comes opposite the lever 8 the result being that the lever is left free to be acted upon by the spring 8 thus bringing back the upper end ofthe loo may be changed.

any point during the weaving of carpets and tapestry, including any design and of any shade.

For instance, in weaving a kind of tapestry known as petit point? (little knot) which does not require the cutting of the turf yarn, a species of weave shown diagrammatically in Fig. 11 may be used. The member 6. has placed therein a strip it, provided with tuft shuttles carrying threads of wool or silk of appropriate color according to the,design which it is desired to produce. The introduction of the strip it into the corresponding or front member Z locks the needles. The member e approaches the warp b, the result being to lock the strip 7b in. the. member 6. The members 9 pass between the threads of the warp adjacent each odd thread opposite a wide tooth in the comb m. Each member 9 enters a groove .of the empty strip h which is carried by the rear member 6. ing elements 1' and i operate to unlock. the members 9 ofthe front member 6 and lock them in the second member 6. 6 then move away from one another. The carriage c is .displaced towards the right to a distance equal to. the spacebetween the aXes of two consecutive threads of the warp. The members then move towards each other. The members ,9 pass through adjacent the even threadsof the wrap and arefreengaged withstrip h. of the front member 6. The carriage athen moves back to its original position. The comb m .is lowered. The healds p and q operate to bend or cross the wrap threads and the shuttles is thrown across thewarp to pass the weft. The comb is then lowered to press the knot into position. The formation of one row of the weave is thus finished. At each movement of each of the members 6 the regulating stop rail has been displaced towards the .warp b. for .a distance equal to the length of. the wool corresponding to .one movement .of a member g, so as to ensureeven tension in the threads or the needles. Theroller a then turns. through a very small distance corresponding ,to the height-of one row of the weave. In some cases the whole strip h of the members 9 according to the design to be produced are changed and. then the machine is ready to weave a new row.

As has been previously stated, the invention is not limited to the method of application or to the constructional embodiment more particularly described.

For example another kind. of;tapestry,

knot or stitch may be forinedas shown diagrammatically in Fig. 12 by appropriately combining cams and transmission mechanism and utilizingtlie half heald 0. In this case the members 9 pass forwardly. through the warp at the right of each odd thread 6 The carriage c is then movedto the left for The push- The members In other cases only certain a distance equal to the distance between adjacent warp threads and 'the'ineinb'ers g are then replaced in the front strip it, so that they come back at the left of the odd threads 3)- or D. The carriage c is then moved to the right for a distance corresponding to the spacing of thewarp threads. The members now move forwardly at the right hand sides of odd warp threads 5 and 0 The half heald 0 is utilized to draw the even threads Z2 and b forward and to the left to make sure that the knots will be formed as described. theevcn warp threads 6 and b froinfbeing movedtoo far to the left. As soon asthe members g have again moved to the front of thewarp, themovement of half heald 0 permits the even warp threads to move to tieir original position. The comb m now descends to press down the newly formed rows ofknots. This operation is then repeated.

The long comb teeth m prevent In order to .unite warp threads which have] not been united by the movement of members 9, when a Certain number'(as three) of rows of knots have been fonnedythe carriage c is then moved a distance corresponding, to the spacing of four .warpthreads, for ex- According .to another modification tapestry wouldbe produced with small knots or stitchesv on canvas. The foundation material or canvas. would be wovenas the. rows of knots were formed, two weft threads being thrownafter each row of knots had been formed. Such tapestry would comprise single knots an d quadruple knots.

ample, so that the tuft thread unites all the According tO iLllOtlleI .inodiiication a ina-- chine such as that previously described.

might .be combined witha mechanical jac? qua'rd, which would enable a material ofany kind whatever to be formed mechanically fronisilk or otherwiseand comprising tapestry patterns. I

Having now particularly described; and

ascertainedthe nature of my said invention.

and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I cla m is:,

1. A loom includingmeans adapted ,to sup port the ,warpthreads, a ,inovable carriage adapted to be,. novedfin a direction having a component parallel to'the plane of the warp 'in a direction having a component perpendicular to the plane of the warp threads, means adapted to actuate said holders so that they are moved towards each other and away from each other, movable retaining mechanism associated with each of said holders and adapted to retain said tuft-shuttles therein and to release said tuft-shuttles therefrom, and control means adapted to operate the retaining mechanism in each of said holders to release the tuft-shuttles in one of said holders and to retain them in the other of said holders.

2. In a loom, the sub-combination of means adapted to hold the warp threads, movable tuft-shuttle holders located on oppos ite sides of said warp-holding means and means adapted to impart movements to said holders parallel with respect to'the plane of said warp, and also perpendicular with re- I spect to the plane of said warp.

.3. In a loom, the sub-combination of means adapted to hold the warp threads, movable tuft-shuttle holders located on opposite sides of said warp holding means, means adapted to move'sald holders in a d1- rection having a component parallel to the plane of the warp threads, and means adapted to actuate said holders in a direction I having a component perpendicular to the plane of the warp threads, said holders be ng always substantially equally spaced from the plane of the Warp threads.

' 4. In a loom, the sub-combination of means adapted to hold the warp threads, movable tuft-shuttle holders located on opposite sides of said warp holding means, means adapted to actuate both said holders in a direction having a component parallel to the plane of the Warp threads, means adapted to actuate one of said holders in a direction havment through a series of positions in which they remain substantially equally spaced with respect tothe plane of the warp threads. 5. In a loom, the sub-combination of I means adapted to hold the warp threads, and

a comb having alternate long thin teeth and short thick teeth, and guide means associated with said comb and adapted to guide the movement of a weft shuttle.

6. In a loom, the sub-combination of means adapted to hold the warp threads, and a comb having alternate long thin teeth and short thick teeth, and guide means associated with said comb and adapted to guide the movement of a weft shuttle, and means adapted to move said comb in a direction having acomponent parallel to the Warp threads and a component perpendicular to the warp threads.

7. In a loom, the subcombination of means adapted to hold the warp threads, and

a comb having alternate long thin teeth and short thick teeth, and guide means associated with said comb and adapted to guide the movement of a Weft shuttle, the said long thin teeth being sufficiently spaced to permit a pair of warp threads to pass between them.

8. In a loom, the sub-combination of means adapted to hold the warp threads, movable tuft-shuttle holders located on opposite sides of said warp-holding means, and means adapted to reciprocate'said holders towards and away from the plane of the warp threads in a series of strokes of decreasing length. I

9. In a loom, the sub-combination of means adapted to hold the warp threads, movable cor-nected tuft-shuttle holders located on opposite sides of said warp holding means, holder actuator means adapted to. engage said holders and to impart reciprocating movements to said holders towards and away i from the plane of the warp threads, adjustable release mechanism adapted to release said holders from their actuating means dur-' ing the outward stroke of said actuating means, and control mechanism adapted to move said release mechanism towards the plane of the warp threads step by step for each reciprocation of said holders.

10. In a loom, the sub-combination of means adapted to hold the warp threads, movable tuft-shuttle holders located on opposite sides of said warp holding means, holder actuator means adapted to engage said holders and to impart reciprocating movements to said holders towards and away from the plane of the warp threads, adjustable release mechanism adapted to release saidholders from their actuating means during the outward stroke of said actuating means, and control mechanism adapted to move said release mechanism towards the plane of the warp threads step by step for each reciprocation of said holders, and return mechanism adapted to move said release mechanism away from the plane of the warp threads to a predetermined position, after said release mechanism has reached a definite position adjacent said warp threads.

11. In a loom, the combination of means adapted to support the warp threads, the movable carriage 6 adapted to be moved to and fro in a direction substantially parallel to the plane of the warp threads a shaftcl, i

means, tuft-shuttle holders e movably mounted on the said carriage on opposite sides of the plane of the warp and adapted to be shuttle holders 6 movably mounted on the said carriage on opposite sides of the plane of the warp and adapted to be moved in a direction substantially perpendicular to the plane of the warp, connecting means inter-' mediate said tuft-shuttle holders 6 and adapted to secure their simultaneous movement in opposite directions, a bar f movably mounted upon the carriage c and adapted to be moved in a direction substantially perpendicular to the plane of the warp, en gaging means on the bar 7 adapted to engage the adjacent tuft-shuttle holders 6, an endless chain having a finger engaging a I vertically slotted projection of said bar f and means adapted to actuate the said endless chain so that it operates to reciprocate the said bar 7".

13. A device according to claim 12 in which the said endless chain is mounted on sprockets and one of said sprockets has a shaft revoluble with and slidable with respect to a sleeve mounted on the frame of the loom, and means adapted to revolve the sald sleeve.

14. In a loom, the combination of means adapted to support the warp threads, tuttshuttle holders 6 movably mounted upon opposite sides of the plane of the warp threads,

means adapted to cause said tuft-shuttle 5 a lath it provided with a series of grooves it in which the tuft-shuttles are respectively mounted, releasable locking means adapted to lock the said laths it to their respective tuft-shuttle holders 6 and to release the said laths h from their respective tuft-shuttle holders 6, and cam means adapted to operate the said releasable locking means so as to move them to the released position in one position of the said tuft-shuttle holders 6 and to lock the said locking means in another position of each said tuft-shuttle hold- 15. In a loom, the combination of means adapted to hold the warp threads, tuftshuttle holders 6 located on opposite sides of the plane of the warp threads, tuft-shuttles 9 adapted to be held in the said tuft-shuttle holders 6, means adapted to move the said tuft-shuttle holders 0 simultaneously and in opposite directions so that the said tuftshuttle holders 6' assume a position inwhich atutt-shuttle 9 located in one of said holders e also projects into the otherholder 6, locking bars 6 associated with the said tuftshuttle holders 6 and movable towards and away'troni the said tuft-shuttles g andcam means adapted to actuate the locking bars e when the tuft-shuttle holders 6 are in the above mentioned position, so that the said tuft-shuttles g are unlocked from one of said holders 6 and they are locked to the other said holder.

16. In a loom, the combination of means adapted to hold the warp threads, tuttshuttle holders 6 located on opposite sides of the plane of the warp threads and mov able along a line substantially perpendicular to the plane of the warp threads, connections intermediate the tuft-shuttle holders 6 whereby they are caused to be simultaneously moved in opposite directions, an actuating bar f, means adapted to reciprocate'the bar 7 in a direction substantially perpendicular to the plane of the warp threads, a movable stop rail is located above the path of movement of the bar I so that the bar 7 can pass below the stop rail is, the bar f having a finger f adapted to push the adjacent tuftshuttle holders 0 towards the plane of the warp, the bar f also having a pivoted spring actuated pawl f adapted to move the adjacent tuft-shuttle holders 6 away from the plane of the warp, cam means associated with the said stop rail is and adapted to release the pawl f from said tuft-shuttle holders e and stop rail actuating means adapted to be intermittently actuated by each stroke of the bar f away from the plane of the Warp to move the stop rail step by step towards the plane of said warp.

17. A device according to claim 16 including means adapted to engage said stop rail k when it has moved to a predetermined position adjacent the warp and to continuously move it away from the warp to a second predetermined position.

18. A device according'to claim 16 including the threaded rod 7c adapted to cooperate with a nut 70 connected to the stop rail is, the said rod 70 having a pinion Z connected thereto, a revoluble pinion Z adapted to mesh with the pinion Z and a slidable control rod Z having stops Z adapted to be engaged by the nut 70 whereby the movement of the nut 70 causes the sliding movement of the rod [and the engagement of the pinions Z and F, the revolution of the pinion Z being adapted to actuate the nut 70 away from the plane of the warp.

19. A. device according to claim 16 including the threaded rod 70 adapted to co-operate with a nut 74 connected to the stop rail is, the said rod is having a pinion Z connected thereto, a revolnble pinion Z adapted to mesh with the pinion Z and a slidable control rod Z having stops Z adapted to be engaged by the nut 70 whereby the movement of the nut k causes the sliding movement of the rod Z and the engagement of the pinions Z and l the revolution of the pinion Z being adapted to actuate the nut 70 away from the plane of the warp, a lever Z pivoted to the frame of the 100m and adapted to co-operate with a finger l on the rod Z, and a tension spring Z having one end connected to the top portion ofithe lever Z the other end of the spring Z being connected to the frame of the loonrat a point laterally spaced from the pivotal connection of the lever Z to the frame of the loom.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

VICTOR CHARLES EMILE LE GLOAHEC. 

